User Experience Engineer Intern, PhD, Summer 2027

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Google is a global technology company whose User Experience team develops products centered on user needs and behaviors. The User Experience Engineer Intern will build front-end solutions, collaborate with UX and engineering teams, and develop high-fidelity interactive prototypes exploring novel interface paradigms.

Responsibilities

Work closely with UX designers, project managers and back-end engineers to implement versatile front-end solutions to web development issues

Launch, iterate and make a difference. Provide front-end coding expertise, and help make our products better for users

Manage your own time, and work well both independently and as part of a team

Design, architect, and implement high-fidelity interactive prototypes exploring novel interface paradigms (e.g., multimodal AI, conversational/agentic systems, adaptive UIs)

Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a PhD degree in Computer Science, HCI, Design, or related technical field
• Experience with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
• Experience in designing and implementing user interfaces (UIs)
• Currently attending a degree program in the US and available to work full time for 12 weeks outside of university term
• In penultimate academic year or returning to a degree program after completion of the internship
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks and libraries (e.g., React, TypeScript, Angular, Vue, etc.)
• Experience developing high-fidelity interactive prototypes, multimodal AI interfaces, or novel interaction models
• Experience coding in Python, TypeScript, Go, C++, Java, Swift, or Kotlin

Benefits:

Health, dental, vision insurance

Sick Time: Includes 5 discretionary sick days per instance to prioritize your well-being, in addition to all applicable local and state statutory sick leave.

Interns receive paid time off for any official company holidays that fall within their internship term.